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But there are instances when a host would prefer Linux, such as a company running a MySQL database server, Golding said.
Web-hosting company Rackspace started out as Linux-only but now also deploys Windows. "We actually have about a 50-50 split," said Annalie Drusch, director of corporate communications at Rackspace.
Customers began demanding Windows because they felt it had more business-class functionality, Drusch said. But over time, business-class customers have begun using Linux as well, she said.
Linux rival Red Hat counters that its Linux offers advantages over Windows Server in its ability to manage of thousands of servers and provide security.
"You have a more secure OS built from the ground up," said Andrew Cathrow, product marketing manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Windows Server 2008 is not even shipping, he noted.
Meanwhile, Red Hat is seeing Web-hosting shifting from the hosting of static Web pages to hosting of Web 2.0 applications, Cathrow said.
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